Colonel Shand’s Monument, Templeland

Colonel Shand’s Monument, Templeland is a memorial in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Colonel Shand’s Monument, Templeland is situated nearby to the forest Hawk Hill Plantation, as well as near Auchaber Church.

Type: Memorial
Description: monument in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Colonel Shand’s Monument” and “Templeland, Colonel Shand’s Monument”
Inscription: “To the Memory of ALEXANDER SHAND, Second Son of GEORGE SHAND and AGNES LITTLEJOHN, in Parkdargue: Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Artillery who died on the 7th of April, 1803, aged 72 Years.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frendraught Castle and Glendronach distillery.

Frendraught Castle

Castle

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Frendraught Castle or House is a 17th-century house, about 6 miles east of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and 1 mile west of Largue, on the site of a 13th-century castle. Frendraught Castle is situated 2,600 feet west of Colonel Shand’s Monument, Templeland.

Glendronach distillery

Distillery

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glendronach distillery is a Scottish whisky distillery located near Forgue, by Huntly, Aberdeenshire, in the Highland whisky district. It is owned by the Brown–Forman Corporation. Glendronach distillery is situated 1½ miles north of Colonel Shand’s Monument, Templeland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ythanwells and Forgue.

Ythanwells

Hamlet

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ythanwells is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying 10.6 kilometres east of Huntly and south of Largue. The village is sometimes known as Wells of Ythan, although this name strictly refers to the nearby source of the River Ythan. Ythanwells is situated 2 miles south of Colonel Shand’s Monument, Templeland.

Forgue

Village

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Forgue is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire. It lies 35 miles northwest of Aberdeen and 8 miles northeast of Huntly. It is northwest of the village Largue. The hamlet is surrounded by the lands of Bognie Estate, which have been held by the Morisons of Bognie since 1635. Forgue is situated 2 miles northwest of Colonel Shand’s Monument, Templeland.

Drumblade

Hamlet

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Drumblade is a hamlet in north-western Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which lies 4¾ miles east of the town of Huntly. Drumblade is situated 2½ miles west of Colonel Shand’s Monument, Templeland.

Colonel Shand’s Monument, Templeland

Categories: monument and historic site
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.46373° or 57° 27′ 49″ north

Longitude

-2.62089° or 2° 37′ 15″ west

Inception

1804

Open location code

9C9VF97H+FJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2632288399

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q17780331

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